456 items related to 'Nigeria'
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Resources: Learning paper :
Seasonal chemoprevention as an effective malaria preventive strategy for children in the Sahel
This paper shares learning and recommendations from the Achieving Catalytic Expansion of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention in the Sahel project.
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Resources: Journal article :
Immediate assessment of performance of medical laboratory scientists following a 10-day malaria microscopy training programme in Nigeria
Background Rapid and precise diagnosis of malaria is an essential element in effective case management and control of malaria. Malaria microscopy is used as the gold standard for malaria diagnosis,…
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completedNiger State Wraparound Technical Assistance for CHIPS Program
Funded by the Gates Foundation, the four year (2018-2022) technical assistance to CHIPS programme aims at supporting improvement access and quality of PHC at the community level in Niger State. The…
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Resources: Annual review :
Trustees' report and financial statements for the year to 31 March 2018
Malaria Consortium's Trustees present their report and the audited financial statements for the year which ended 31 March 2018.
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Malaria Consortium programme chosen as ‘top charity’ by GiveWell for third year running
Malaria Consortium is delighted to announce that its seasonal malaria chemoprevention programme has been awarded ‘top charity’ status by GiveWell for the third year in a row. GiveWell is a US-based…
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Resources: Project brief :
Reducing the malaria burden in Nigeria
We support Nigeria’s National Malaria Elimination Programme to deliver interventions that are designed to develop capacity around reporting and case management.
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Resources: Project brief :
RISE for Nutrition
Malnutrition is a major public health concern in Nigeria and a contributing factor to nearly half of all child deaths in the country. The impact of malnutrition is exacerbated in Niger state, the…
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Resources: Poster :
Community case management of chest indrawing pneumonia with oral amoxicillin in children in Nigeria
Current recommendations advise community health workers to refer cases of chest indrawing pneumonia to health facilities for treatment, but many children die due to delays or non-compliance with…
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Resources: Poster :
Community engagement and mobilisation of local resources to support integrated community case management activities in Niger state, Nigeria
Despite strong evidence that integrated community case management (iCCM) can reduce childhood illness related morbidity and mortality, the sustainability of iCCM projects remains a challenge. From…
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Resources: Advocacy brief :
Malaria Consortium and the Sustainable Development Goals
This brochure highlights some of the key ways in which Malaria Consortium is contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals and illustrates the importance of using a multifaceted approach to…
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Resources: Infographic :
Impact: Malaria Consortium and seasonal malaria chemoprevention
Malaria Consortium has been distributing preventive treatments to children under five across the Sahel region to protect them from malaria during the past four rainy seasons. Case-control studies…
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Resources: Journal article :
Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of a School Insecticide-Treated Net Distribution Program in Cross River State, Nigeria
Background: In 2013, the World Health Organization recommended distribution through schools, health facilities, community health workers, and mass campaigns to maintain coverage with…
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Resources: Journal article :
Private sector malaria RDT initiative in Nigeria: lessons from an end-of-project stakeholder engagement meeting
BackgroundThe malaria rapid diagnosis testing (RDT) landscape is rapidly evolving in health care delivery in Nigeria with many stakeholders playing or having potential for critical roles. A recent…
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Resources: Journal article :
Immediate assessment of performance of medical laboratory scientists following a 10-day malaria microscopy training programme in Nigeria
Background Rapid and precise diagnosis of malaria is an essential element in effective case management and control of malaria. Malaria microscopy is used as the gold standard for malaria…
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Continuing the fight to shrink the malaria map in the Sahel
Another rainy season brings malaria preventive treatment to children July 2018 marks the fourth year Malaria Consortium will provide preventive treatments to children under five to protect them from…
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completedImplementation of SMC and Support to NMEP
Implementation of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprophylaxis and Support to National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP)
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completedReducing the Malaria Burden
Reducing the Malaria Burden to Pre-Elimination Levels and Bringing Malaria Related Mortality to Zero by 2020 in Nigeria
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Resources: Presentation :
Scaling up access to seasonal malaria chemoprevention in the Sahel
Diego Moroso, Project Director for ACCESS-SMC, presented the feasibility, safety and effectiveness of seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) at scale at the 2018 Multilateral Initiative on Malaria…
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Resources: Poster :
Co-implementation of malaria, neglected tropical diseases, and water, sanitation and hygiene interventions in schools in Nigeria
In 2013, Nigeria’s Ministry of Health launched a National Malaria Strategic Plan and a National NTD Master Plan to achieve pre-elimination of NTDs by 2020. While much progress has been made since,…
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Resources: Poster :
Assessing the usability of a national guideline on malaria-lymphatic filariasis co-implementation in Nigeria
This presentation argues that the roles and responsibilities of team members need to be delineated more clearly to improve the malaria-lymphatic filariasis co-implementation in Nigeria. It was…